(Updated)The Stellar platform has witnessed a lot of attention as of late, and in the midst of a down market has held strong in its ratio against Bitcoin. One reason for the excitement behind Stellar are the projects being created that are using its platform.

Ethereum has been credited for opening a new horizon for all sort of blockchain-oriented applications, Stellar, on the other hand, has earned credibility through projects like those below, keeping its reputation strong as a powerful player in the crypto space.

Below are eleven exciting projects on the Stellar platform that are offering solutions to real-life problems.

#1. The IBM Universal Payment Solution

Leading technology giant IBM is using the Stellar network to give more transparency into their payment structure. Though the tech giant has partnered with lots of banks of all sorts private and federal and state-backed including central banks, especially in the Asian Pacific region, it’s looking to see what Stellar can provide for it.

According to the head of Blockchain solutions at the firm, Jesse Lund, the company is close to helping a central bank move paper money onto the Stellar blockchain network.

Analysts have envisaged that the Stellar/IBM partnership could eventually replace the SWIFT/IBAN payment infrastructure as a global standard. If this happens, it will have a big impact on the XLM cryptocurrency in a great way.

#2. Veridium

Veridium is in partnership with both the IBM and Stellar to tokenize the carbon credit market globally. The new start is bent on incorporating their native token, VERDE with the trading platforms that deal with oil and gas, in a bid to automate the process of offsetting carbon emissions.

This means that, when an individual or an establishment make a purchase, they have the option to purchase a corresponding amount of carbon credit to offset their activities. For big corporations and established institutions, it could serve as a basis for achieving carbon neutrality. It can also help with achieving environmental accountability among others.

The major feature could give it an edge against other DEX platforms as its been able to leverage the Stellar Anchor Network.

#4. Open Garden

Open Garden allows its users to turn their phone into a wifi hotspot and get paid in Lumens for data used.

It may not pan out in USA and Europe, but fits perfectly into Stellar Market Base, since its target is mostly places where internet connectivity isn’t available to most people.

#5. TillBilly

The platform is planning on establishing a thoroughbred point-of-sale service on the Stellar Network. This would be way cheaper if weighed against credit and debit cards and Apple pay, while automatically calculating loyalty points.

To ease the burden of the paper receipt, the platform will offer a digital alternative to rid this issue.

#6. Slice

Real Estate is a hit with investors of all kinds. Since its relatively risky to buy real estate in a foreign country with lots of rules and regulations, Slice is tokenizing real estate projects previously only accessible to institutions that are established in the U.S.

Though the competition is rife in this market and real estate worldwide, Slice is pretty confident of its survival.

#7. Sure Remit

Africa is a big market, and the number of Africans abroad means that they will have to send money home. Sure Remit is a remittance network that Africans can use to send money home to their loved ones. It has also partnered with Stellar, with branches in Kenya, Rwanda and other African countries. Africa is said to be its biggest Market, with billions of dollars sent home by Africans abroad, every yearly.

It can also be used to pay utility bills online and also e-shops.

#8. SmartLands

SmartLands is all about tokenizing agricultural lands on the Stellar Network. This is a point in the right direction, as cryptocurrency is gradually fazing away fiat currency, and enabling the use of cryptocurrencies for acquiring landed properties. It’s a foresight that could pay off with great dividend if cryptocurrencies become valuable enough to reach rural and agricultural investment and developments.

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#9. Tempo

On July 12, 2018, the Stellar team announced a partnership with the money transfer remittance company called Tempo. Tempo money transfer is a well-established platform, and you can think of them as the ‘European Western Union.’ Tempo used to have fees cut from 4-150 Euro per transaction. However, with Stellar, the platform will save a lot of money. Additionally, they can make more than 60,000 transactions for less than a penny.

The service was first tested in the Philippines, one of the biggest remittance markets in the world. When a recipient receives funds, they are sent a notification, and they can choose whether to pick up the funds at a location or have the funds delivered to their door in the local currency.

This partnership means that Stellar is the digital currency with the largest real-world network. Tempo has more than 200 locations across Europe, where XLM is now for sale, and users of the Tempo app can purchase the digital currency directly on their phone.

#10. Stronghold

For a while, Stellar’s anchor system has been a theory. Now, however, Stronghold has helped change that by becoming the platform’s first USD anchor. The platform accepts deposits in USD and can issue tokens of any kind on the Stellar network, including BTC, ETH, and USD.

Stronghold is also partnering with PrimeTurst to secure the funds, which ensures transparency and accountability when it comes to managing fiat deposits.

This may bring about the mass adoption of Stellar as it acts as a counterbalance to the volatility that stands in the way of several digital currency use cases. Additionally, the partnership may help Stellar solve some of the same needs as Tether, but hopefully with a bit less controversy.

#11. SatoshiPay

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SatoshiPay began as a micropayments platform for web content on the Bitcoin network, then migrated to IOTA, before finally partnering with Stellar platform.

Websites containing the SatoshiPay widget require visitors to pay as little as cents to view or download content. The widget doesn’t even require users to install a plugin or wallet, and the balance follows users from website to website. This opens up a monetization model for content providers.

Micropayments is another hot market, and SatoshiPay is one of its leaders. This is another avenue that can contribute significantly to Stellar’s massive adoption.